Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-01-07

almost. William" said The mothers
:. 60 and put your horses away and feed
them; by that time they win be here.
l expect"
William, who was only thirteen years
of age, was rather Young for p.ow
boy, but he was large and able to ..man-
age team almost rs well as CLAIR
ence. who was four Years older.
Don't You hear the wagon. Rose ?"
Mrs. Stuart asked.
Where ?" queried the darl-eveti
girl, breaking otf the air she was hum
ming and eeasiag to swing on tho
creaky gate,
down at the bridge"
Yes, L do; they are crossing the
bridge now" cried Rose, letting 90 the
gate and ready to fly down the road to
meet her father and long absent
brother.
mo, no, don't" said her mother.
sit may be some stranger crossing the
bridge, and you win feel somewhat en-
barrassed to be running to meet him. :"
20, I'd just pretend the pet lamb had
got away, or the calf WAS out of the lot,
and had been sent after it," said
Rose, with merry laugh.
Mrs. Stuart smiled as she c,szed into
the happy face of her daughter. But
the attention of both were fixed upon
the road. The sun had now kindly
dipped behind the tree-tops, SO there
was no need to shade their ewes
longer, though the light was yet brill
liant and glorious. There was no
sound after the wagon had crossed the
bridge, and mother and daughter knew
it was crossing the sandy strip at the
foot of the hill. Soon the light rattle
of wagon could be heard. There is
something in the chucking OF a wagon
by which we can almost recognize one
from another.
Mrs. Stuart felt sure this was her
h;rSAand's vehicle, yet, for fear she
might be mistaken, she dared not say SO.
To have expressed even Il firm belief
would have sent Rose bounding toward
it. But now it comes up the hill
around the bend in the road, and there
Is no mistaking the tall gray and roam,
rs well rs the largs fine figure of father
and husband in the back seat. And there
too, at his side, is the brother and son.
with Clarence before, driving up the hill
at sweeping trot. Rose uttered scream
of there they comet and was half
way down the hill before her mother
could utter a word. She met the wagon
down the hill much to the ANNOYANCE
of Clarence, and springing in kissed
her father and long-abSent brother, and
then sat down between them, like the
child she was, to ride to the house.
Warren sprang from the wagon and
was clasped in the arms of his proud
mother.
"Oh, Warren, how you have grown;
but you are only taller" said Mrs.
Stuart. you look real pale. 1 fear,
my son, you have studied too hard this
winter. Did you get through all
right?"
"1es, mother" said the young Nj.
D., with smile, 81 am through with
college now, though my preceptors say
/ am just prepared for study"
80 dear! L thought when any one
went through college they never had to
study any more" said the giddy Rose.
- thought they got it all at once"
Warren laughed at his sister, and
told her she would learn better when
she was older. He then offered to help
his brother Clarence carry the trunk to
the house, but the. young farmer said
that doctors were not fit persons to
handle luggage, and, throwing the
heavy trunk upon his own broad Shout
der, he walked in the house with it.